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Table 2 Patient characteristics

From: Persistence of pulmonary tertiary lymphoid tissues and anti-nuclear antibodies following cessation of cigarette smoke exposure

Variables

Gold 2/3/4 no steroid use (n = 10)

Gold 2/3/4 Steroid use (n = 19)

Age, yr

66.8 (6.5) *

59.3 (8.4) ‡

Gender, F/M

4/6

10/9

FEV 1 , % pred.

57.0 (12.0) *

45.4 (13.3) ‡

FEV 1 /FVC, %

54.9 (12.8) *

44.1 (9.1) ‡

  1. Data are expressed as mean(SD).
  2. Values with different superscript symbols are significantly different from each other.
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Respiratory Research

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